On This Date in 1964: The Whisky a Go Go club opened on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, CA. The Whisky was a launching pad for such acts as The Doors and Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention. It’s also the club where Led Zeppelin performed their first US shows, supported by a then unknown band called Alice Cooper. Bands I can remember seeing at The Whisky include The Plasmatics and Nina Hagen. There are likely many others, but those memories aren’t really available to me anymore.
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The Beatles Record “Eight Days a Week”
On this date in 1964: The Beatles recorded “Eight Days a Week” in 13 takes at EMI Studios in London. It was the first time Lennon and McCartney went into the studio with an incomplete song and then finished it during the recording process.
Happy Birthday, Chris Cornell!
“Hi, I’m Chris Cornell, and This is My Sweet Ride.”
Singer and Rock God, Chris Cornell, turns was born on this day, July 20th, in 1964. Happy Birthday, Chris!
Happy 45th Birthday, Chris Cornell!
“Yes, I Am A Sex ”
Former Soundgarden (& Audioslave) vocalist Chris Cornell turns the big 45 today, having been born on July 20th in 1964! Soundgarden was my favorite band for a really long time, back in the day, though they were never very good live, for some odd reason. But I interviewed their drummer Matt Cameron a couple of times for different publications, and he was really funny and cool. Also, my “big” sister Keven turns 56 today. Happy Birthday to Chris and Keven!
The Beatles Perform on Ed Sullivan For The First Time
On This Date, February 9th In 1964: The Beatles made their American live debut on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing a five song set including the number one single that week, “I Want to Hold Your Hand.” The show had received more than 50,000 applications for the 728 seats in the studio.